Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/treuwēn
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *triuwī (“true, faithful”) + *-ēn and *treuwu (“fidelity, pledge”) + *-ēn.
Verb
[edit]*treuwēn
- (intransitive) to be faithful
- (transitive) to trust, have faith in
Inflection
[edit]| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *treuwēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *treuw?dā | |
| Infinitive | *treuwēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *treuwēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *treuwēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *treuwēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *treuwē | *treuw?dā |
| 2nd singular | *treuwēs | *treuw?dēs, *treuw?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *treuwēþ | *treuw?dē, *treuw?dā |
| 1st plural | *treuwēm | *treuw?dum |
| 2nd plural | *treuwēþ | *treuw?dud |
| 3rd plural | *treuwēnþ | *treuw?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *treuwē | *treuw?dī |
| 2nd singular | *treuwēs | *treuw?dī |
| 3rd singular | *treuwē | *treuw?dī |
| 1st plural | *treuwēm | *treuw?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *treuwēþ | *treuw?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *treuwēn | *treuw?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *treuwē | |
| Plural | *treuwēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *treuwēndī | *treuw?d |